Fishing-reel.



FISHING REEL.

SAAC D. /V-ZEGHT, GF''ETSBURG, KANSAS.

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To4 all fwiom i may concern: .i

Be it known that l, lsaao B, lwnion'r, citizen of the United States, residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Crawford and 5 State oi' Kansas, have invented certain new and useful improvements in t1`ishing-Reels, of which the following is a specification,

, This invention relates to jshing reels and vhas for its object to provide improved l0 means for arres i g the rotary movement of the reel when casting a line, thereby to pre vent back iashiu A further object of the invention is to y ,provide a reei havingl a rocking :traine er yoke pivotally niounted thereon and provided with@ means for Yenfgagenient with a winding drinn, said yoke or traine 'being movable out of engagement with the drinn hy the Weight of the line' when making a cast and. movable automatically into engagement therewith when the line is slack.

A further object is to provide means `for guiding v.the iine and Winding the latter evenly upon the drinn.

I A furtherobject is to prov-ide means for reducing friction between the iine and guiding means in ease ciE excessive strain of the former.

still further ohjeet of the invention is 3.0 generally to improve this class et devices l. seas to increase their utility?durability and eliiciency.

Further objects and advantages will appear in tie following description, it being understood that various changes in forni,

` proportions and minor details of construe tion may he lresorted to within the scope oit the appended claims.

For a'full understanding of the invention 40 and the merits thereof. reference is to be had to the following description. and aecompanying drawings, in which:

Figurel is a perspective view of a ishing reel provided with an automatic stop constructed in accordance with my invention, shoving the line under tension. Fig. 2 is a verticalsectional view, showing,` the line slack and the tooth on the pivoted yolre engaging the teeth on the drum; is a 5G perspeetive'vieiv et the yoh'e detached, showing the line guiding mechanism in position thereon; Fig. i is a detail perspective View partly in section of the arcuate guiding oars .ipr the `Iline guiding; ieehnnl 5 is a plan view illustra lng; niet. ed 1forni oit' the invention 'five rie-wv :speencaton oi' enters '.atent. Pattntgd Jau, 31, 1911,

.Applicationlcd inne 1913.

Serial No. 568,39/i.

illustrating a further modification; Fig. 7 is a detail side elevation with the casing broken away, showing a drag for arresting the rotary movement of the reel; Fig. 8 is a side elevation partly in section, showing the teeth on 'the reel housed within a casingfgg.v

The improved automatic stop forming the subject matter oi Athe present invention is' principally designed for attachmentto lish' ing reels and by Way of illustration is vshown .in connection with `a reel of the ordinary ally beyond the lines of the casing 5 to' per-` mit the attachment of auxiliary or exten-4 sion hars 1l, said extension bars belng oonneeted by spaced transverse bars 12 referably formed of channel iron and aving their intermediate portions outwardiy leovved for the purpose hereinafter referred to. The

extension hars Yil are pivotally connected vto the side hars l0,4 as indicated at 13, there being springs le extending across the pivot pins 13 and serving to normally and yieldably support the extension hars xin alinenient with the side bars of-ethe yoke.)

The intermediate'portions of the side bars 10 are formed with perforated ears l, which receive one of the transverse connecting posts 16 of the reel casing and upon which the yoke is pivotally mounted-for swinging movement. Extending inwardly from one or both arms 10 of the yoke, is a 'tooth or pawl i8 adapted to engage suitable ratchet teeth 19 formed in the peripheral edge of one of the ianges of the winding drum, thus to 'automatically arrest the rotary movement or' said drinn.

As a means for norlnaily and yieldably holding` the tooth 18 in engagement with the ratchet teeth on the winding drinn, there is provided a coil spring 20 having its intermediate portion Wrapped around the post l@ and its opposite ends bearing against one the side hars l0 of theryoke and a similar connecting post 9.1'. The side bars 10 are also connected hy terminal and intermediate transverse hars 9,2 and The intermediate bar 23 heing dat and forming a support for p the usual manner.-

.25'1xon'thebar 23, while the forward end thereof/,is curved upwardly and pivotally be actuated to wind the line evenly upon the drum. In order to wind the line upon the a yhand lever 24. The intermediate portion oiithejhand lever 24 is pivotally mounted lat connected at 26 with the shank 27 of a guiding member 28. The guiding member 28 is preferably in the form of a loop or eye, which tits within the grooves 29 formed by the channel irons 12, the latter being preferably bowed outwardly so as to permit sliding movement of the line receiving eye within the groove without binding or wedging action between the parts.

The loop or eye 28 may be formed of metal, agate or other suitable material so as to prevent injury to the line 30. One end of the line 30 is wound upon the drum. 6, while the free end thereof extends through the loop or eye 28 and thence through suitable guiding loops or eyes 31 on the pole in IThus it will be seen that when casting the line, the weight of the latter will depress the forward end of the rocking frame or yoke so as to disengage the pawl or tooth 18 from engagement with the ratchet teeth 19, thus releasing the winding drum and permitting the line to unwind from the reel. At the end of the casting operation, the line being slack and the weight removed from the pivoted end of the rocking frame, the spring 20. will force'the tooth or pawl 18 into engagementwith the teeth on the drum and automatically arrest the rotary movement ofthe drum, thereby to prevent back lashing'.

By having the extension arms pivotally connected with and yieldably supported on the rocking frame or yoke, said extension arms are free to yield laterally in case oi' excessive strain on the line, thus to prevent undue friction between the line and the guiding eye 28. It will be noted however, that the tension of the spring 14 is greater than the tension of thespring 20 so that under normal conditions, the extension arms or frame 11 will not be tilted laterally, but only in case of excessive strain on the line.A

The pivotal connection 26 between tlre hand lever 24 and shank 27 of the guiding member, permits said guiding member to be tilted laterally with the extension arms or frame 1'1, as will be readily understood. The rear end of the lever 24: is provided with a transversely disposed concavo-convex linger piece 32, by means of which the lever 24 may drum, an upward and inward pressure is exerted on the transverse connecting bar 22, which disengages the pawl 18 from the ratchet teeth 19, after which the finger piece 32 is moved laterally whih causes theey;` 28 to guide the line evenly onthe reel. TheJ is under tension and into engagement with saine result however, may be accomplished without the necessity of first moving the yoke, by pressing upwardly on the finger" piece 32 and at the same time moving said finger piece laterally, thisK being due to the fact that the lever' 24C is carried by and securedto the rocking frame or yoke, as will be readily understood. The tooth or pawi 18 may also be moved into and out of engagement with the ratchet teeth on the drum by pressing' upwardly or downwardly on the rear connecting bar 22 or' the yoke, as the case may be.

If desired, the upper or forward end of the hand lever 24', instead of being pivotally connected with the shank ot' the guiding -me1nber, may be formed integral therewith and may be made of relatively thin metal so as to permit said guiding member to move in unison with the extension frame 11, when said frame is swung laterally, as best shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings.

In Fig. 6 of the drawings there is illustrated a modified form of the invention, in which the extension bars or frame 11 is dispensed with, the side bars 10 of the yoke or frame being continuous throughout their entire length. In this form of the device, the upper ends of theside bars lOare connected by straight transverse bars and suitable spring actuated pawls 33 'pivotally mounted on the inner faces of the side bars 10 for engagement with the ratchet teeth 19, in lieu of the rigid pawls.

In some cases, one or both flanges of the winding' drum may be formed with a roughened or corrugated surface 34 and a portion oi the yoke :formed with a similar surface, as best shown in Fig. 7 of the drawings, so as to form in eii'ect a drag instead of a positive stop for retarding the rotary movement of' the winding reel.

It will of course be understood that the yokes may be made in dilferent sizes andshapes, and nickeled, japanned or otherwise coated to protect the same against the action of the elements and also to give the device a neat, attractive appearance.

It will be understood that the ratchet teeth may be incased if desired as shown in Fig. 3, in which event a single opening will be formed in the casing to permit the entrance of the pawl. It will also be understood that a roller 35 may be mounted on the forward end of the pivoted frame or yoke for guiding the line inlieu of the transverse bars, as best shown in Fig. 8 of the drawings.

` Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. The combination with a fishing reel including a support and a winding drum, of a rocking frame mounted on the support and movable out of engagement withthe drum by engagement with a line when the latter the drum when the line is slack, and means including a support and Winding drum, of main body of the rocking frame and ar- 10 a rocking frame mounted on Jthe support l ranged to swing downwardly before the reand provided With a yeldably Supported eX- l Atarding means is disengaged from the drum. tension, and retarding means carried by the In testimony whereof, l affix my signature rocking frame and movable out of engagein presence of two witnesses. I

ment with the drum when the line is under SAC D. VRGHT. [La] tension and movable into engagement With `Witirxesses:

said drum when the line is slack, said eXten- FRANCIS D. BARKER,

sion being movable independently of the ARTHUR L. VRIGHT. 

